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The HonourableJacob Garrard
Secretary of Public Works
In office 22 December 1885 – 25 February 1886
Premier	Sir John Robertson
Preceded by	William Lyne
Succeeded by	William Lyne
Personal details
Born	(1846-01-01)1 January 1846 Harwich, Essex, England
Died	5 November 1931(1931-11-05) (aged 85) Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Free Trade Party

Jacob Garrard (1 January 1846 – 5 November 1931) was a politician in colonial New South Wales, serving as Secretary for Public Works and Minister of Public Instruction.

Early life

Garrard was born in Harwich, Essex, England, the son of Joseph Garrard, a revenue officer, and his wife Martha, née Piggott. Educated at Harwich National School and Southwark Borough School, Garrard migrated at 13 years of age with his family to New Zealand where he worked on coastal ships. Garrard moved in 1867 to Sydney, New South Wales and lived at Balmain and until around 1883.

Political career

Garrard represented Balmain in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 19 November 1880 to 6 June 1891, and was returned at the head of the poll at the general election in 1889. He was defeated at the 1891 election for Balmain with Labour picking up all 4 seats. He returned to the Legislative Assembly as one of the members for Central Cumberland at the by-election on 29 August 1891 following the death of Robert Ritchie, serving until 25 June 1894 when multi-member districts were abolished. 76 new districts were created, and Garrard successfully contested Sherbrooke which largely consisted of the north western part of Central Cumberland, including Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. He held the seat in 1895 but was defeated at the 1898 election.

He was Secretary for Public Works in the last Robertson Ministry from December 1885 to February 1886. He was Minister of Public Instruction in the Reid ministry from 3 August 1894 until 15 August 1898, adding the additional portfolio of Minister for Labour and Industry from 11 March 1895.

Later life and death

He was appointed to the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage in 1899, serving until 1912, including a period as president from 1899 until 1904.

Garrard died in Hornsby, Sydney, Australia on 5 November 1931, survived by two daughters and two of his five sons. He was buried in the Methodist section of Gore Hill cemetery.

References

1. ^ Nairn, Bede. "Garrard, Jacob (1846–1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
2. ^ "Mr Jacob Garrard (1846-1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
3. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Garrard, Jacob" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
5. Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
6. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
7. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6653. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
8. "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7760. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
9. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sherbrooke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

• 1846 births
• 1931 deaths
• Free Trade Party politicians
• Colony of New South Wales people
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• People from Harwich
• English emigrants to colonial Australia
• Mayors of Balmain
• Burials at Gore Hill Cemetery
• Sydney Water